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Tamarind leaves

Main analysis	Unit	Avg	SD	Min	Max	Nb
Dry matter	% as fed	37.1	15.1	25.2	54.2	3
Crude protein	% DM	11.8	2.1	8.7	15.8	12
Crude fibre	% DM	23.3	4.9	15.6	29.2	10
NDF	% DM	54.8	6.6	42.5	60.3	6
ADF	% DM	43.6	9.0	32.2	59.6	6
Lignin	% DM	23.5	8.5	13.4	36.5	5
Ether extract	% DM	5.9	2.1	3.5	9.6	9
Ash	% DM	7.6	2.1	4.9	11.9	12
Gross energy	MJ/kg DM	18.8					*

Minerals	Unit	Avg	SD	Min	Max	Nb
Calcium	g/kg DM	18.7	7.4	4.3	28.6	9
Phosphorus	g/kg DM	2.1	1.4	0.9	5.2	9
Potassium	g/kg DM	7.9	3.4	4.8	14.3	6
Magnesium	g/kg DM	3.7	1.0	2.6	5.6	7
Zinc	mg/kg DM	117				1
Copper	mg/kg DM	7				1
Iron	mg/kg DM	635				1

Amino acids	Unit	Avg	SD	Min	Max	Nb
Arginine	% protein	5.9				1
Cystine	% protein	0.9				1
Glycine	% protein	5.0				1
Histidine	% protein	2.3				1
Isoleucine	% protein	5.2				1
Leucine	% protein	9.2				1
Lysine	% protein	5.9				1
Methionine	% protein	1.3				1
Phenylalanine	% protein	5.9				1
Threonine	% protein	4.8				1
Tyrosine	% protein	3.6				1
Valine	% protein	5.9				1

The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.

References

Busson, 1963; CIRAD, 1991; Gowda et al., 2004; Kibont et al., 1993; Malik et al., 1967; Orskov et al., 1992; Sen, 1938

Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:43:15

Datasheet

Tamarind (Tamarindus indica)

Table status

Finished

Table order

2

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